creideamh

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary
Jump to navigation Jump to search

Irish

[edit]

Etymology

[edit]

From Old Irish creitem, from creitid (to believe) (Modern Irish creid), from Proto-Celtic *kreddīti, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱréddʰh₁eti.

Pronunciation

[edit]

Noun

[edit]

creideamh m (genitive singular creidimh, nominative plural creidimh or creidíocha)

  1. belief, faith; religion, creed
    Gan cultúr ná sibhialtacht gan chreideamh i ndéithe.
    No culture or civilization without faith in gods.

Declension

[edit]
Declension of creideamh (first declension)
bare forms
case singular plural
nominative creideamh creidimh
vocative a chreidimh a chreideamha
genitive creidimh creideamh
dative creideamh creidimh
forms with the definite article
case singular plural
nominative an creideamh na creidimh
genitive an chreidimh na gcreideamh
dative leis an gcreideamh
don chreideamh
leis na creidimh

Alternative declension:

Declension of creideamh (first declension)
bare forms
case singular plural
nominative creideamh creidíocha
vocative a chreidimh a chreidíocha
genitive creidimh creidíocha
dative creideamh creidíocha
forms with the definite article
case singular plural
nominative an creideamh na creidíocha
genitive an chreidimh na gcreidíocha
dative leis an gcreideamh
don chreideamh
leis na creidíocha

Derived terms

[edit]

Mutation

[edit]
Mutated forms of creideamh
radical lenition eclipsis
creideamh chreideamh gcreideamh

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

Scottish Gaelic

[edit]

Etymology

[edit]

From Old Irish creitem.

Noun

[edit]

creideamh m (genitive singular creideimh, plural creideamhan)

  1. religion, faith, belief, creed

Synonyms

[edit]

Derived terms

[edit]